I got to thinking:
The Amish do not use any new age developments. No electricity, no gas powered plows etc.
The Watusi and Tutsi among other uncontacted tribes of the various jungles of the world know there is a spirit but they don't know his or its name or origin. NO one relates to the tribes that if they don't believe in the Jesus and that he was born of spirit that they will burn in some hell beneath the earth.
The Ba Hai' just believe in being good. BUT...Established by Bahá'u'lláh in 1863, it initially grew in Iran and parts of the Middle East. You know Iran, the folks that want to missile America and kill us all!
The Belly guy, you know, Buddha! Those folks do everything the Bible says to do not realizing it. Meanwhile believing if they rub the Belly of the plastic Buddha they will have luck.
And then there are the Catholics who are known for their mercy, the Lutherans, known for their ?? They live by the teachings of ONE MAN, Martin Luther and his interpretations. Then they re write the Bible under the DICTATORSHIP of King James. UFDA!
The Baptists who don't like dancing...and practice their main belief which is Baptism. A person must proclaim his belief in Christ by being submerged in water.
Methodists are convinced that building loving relationships with others through social service works towards the inclusiveness of God's love. Most Methodists teach that Christ died for all of humanity, not just for a limited group, and thus everyone is entitled to God's grace and protection. In theology, this view denies that God has pre-ordained an elect number of people to eternal bliss while others are doomed to hell no matter what they do in life.
(So far the Methodists have my vote! I was raised Lutheran, also played in the Pentecostal arena, Lived in the south were Baptists rule and Pentecostals )
The Pentecostal believe God is in them and they have the power to heal just as God did when he was on earth. I might try this one.
The Chinese kill their people for believing in Fung Sway. Which is no more than balancing good and bad energy. Any and all GOOD is GOOD energy no matter where it derives from.
So what is all the ta-doo about Religions here?
I found out I have cancer in my body.
Soo.... Beside getting the traditional chemical treatments and surgeries.....Do I leave my home and all its comforts including electricity....go live with the Amish who are very good business people but not so good at taking their loved ones to the hospital for care and they don't have phones or TV. Do I simply be super kind to everyone like the Ba Hai. Should I buy a plastic Buddha or an ivory one and rub its belly morning noon and night for healing. Should I call the Catholic priest for an exorcism of the bad cancer demon from my body. Should I Promise the Baptist God I will never dance again and have someone dunk me in the local dirty lake to be cleansed and prove I believe. Should I speak in tongues of goobly goo hoping/believing the spirits and Angels of the Universe can understand my language and God that resides in me will remove the issue from my body?? Or should I do what the Watusi of the jungle do.... who have never known civilization, nor have they met a Buddhist, a Methodist, a Lutheran, Catholic, Islamic Muslim, or an Amish. (Can you just picture that on in an 8 x 10 black and white glossy? An Amish and a Watusi?) I'm betting on ....the jungle people only know what is in their spirit ?? They have no human corporate interference. Only the energy they feel inside themselves from the Spirit of the Universe.
That is my answer..... not that I will gather my long walking stick, build a fire outside my apartment, wear very little clothing while dancing around like I was on an island inhabited by Watusi. Humming as I Meditate and wait.
Probably a better idea is to sit quietly inside and Meditate only from within and listen from beyond.
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